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The undefeated Moeller basketball team entered some rarefied air Saturday night by winning the Division I state title. Moeller coach Carl Kremer joins the WCPO High School Insider Podcast to discuss the Crusaders' second straight state championship.

Moeller (29-0) was the first area large school team since Elder (1973 and 1974) to win back-to-back boys’ basketball titles.

Prior to Saturday, a large-school division boys' basketball team hadn't been undefeated in the Greater Cincinnati area since Hamilton Taft won the Class AA title in 1962 (27-0).

Kremer also discusses what makes the basketball program on Montgomery Road so special each season.

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Moeller and Purcell Marian will represent the Cincinnati area in the 97th state boys’ basketball tournament this week at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.

Purcell Marian (24-4) plays Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (26-2) in a Division III state semifinal at noon Thursday.

Moeller (27-0) plays Lakewood St. Edward (19-8) in a Division I state semifinal at 6 p.m. Friday.

Area high school basketball analyst Corey Albertson joins the WCPO High School Insider to discuss Moeller and Purcell Marian and their chances at a state title.

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The Mount Notre Dame basketball team tied a state record by winning its seventh state championship Saturday night in Columbus. The Cougars (27-2) outscored Pickerington Central 20-2 in the fourth quarter en route to the trophy. For MND coach Dr. Scott Rogers, it was his fourth state title as a head coach. Rogers joined the WCPO High School Insider Podcast to discuss the celebration through the weekend and arriving back in Cincinnati Sunday.

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The Mount Notre Dame basketball team has an opportunity at Ohio high school girls’ basketball history this weekend in Columbus.

MND (25-2) is aiming for its seventh state title and could break a tie with Pickerington and South Euclid Regina for the most state girls’ basketball championships in Ohio High School Athletic Association history.

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The Cougars (25-2) play Canton GlenOak (24-2) in a Division I state semifinal Friday night at the Schottenstein Center.

Ohio Girls’ Basketball Report Director/Publisher Bryce McKey joined the WCPO High School Insider Podcast to discuss MND and the state tournament, which starts Thursday.

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Walnut Hills girls' basketball coach Adam Lazar discusses Wednesday's Division I regional tournament games as his team prepares to play Centerville at 8 p.m. at Kettering Fairmont. Mount Notre Dame and Mercy McAuley play in the first semifinal at 6:15 p.m.

Lazar discusses the second straight district title and the journey for this Walnut Hills team.

Also, WCPO's Mike Dyer covers the renewal of the Colerain versus La Salle rivalry and how Lakota West is adjusting to Tom Bolden as the Firebirds' coach.

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The baseball season is right around the corner.

Mason baseball coach Curt Bly discusses the upcoming Ohio high school season, which starts March 23. Bly discusses the Comets, who reached the state tournament last spring for the first time since 1987. He also talked about 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year and Boston Red Sox draft pick Nick Northcut.

Also, the Southwest District basketball teams will be released this week honoring the area’s best boys’ and girls’ basketball players and coaches.

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As the tournament kicks into gear with the girls’ basketball district finals and boys’ sectional finals, Dayton Daily News reporter Marc Pendleton discusses how the all-district and all-state selections are made.

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Kyle Rudolph returned to Price Hill Thursday night.

The Minnesota Vikings tight end and former Elder High School football and basketball standout returned to his alma mater in front of a sold-out crowd and much fanfare at Elder’s annual sports stag.

Rudolph, 29, is entering his ninth season with the Vikings but has continued to give back to Elder including supporting the new Panther Fitness Center.

Rudolph, a 2008 Elder graduate who later starred at Notre Dame, joined the WCPO High School Insider Podcast to discuss life with his family in the Twin Cities, his memories of playing in The Pit and his 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination.

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Former Miami University and Turpin High School standout wide receiver Andy Cruse was officially named the Loveland High School head football coach Tuesday night.

Cruse, the Moeller special teams coordinator the past two seasons, discusses what it takes to turn around a Tigers’ team that has won just two games overall the past two seasons.

Cruse also reflects upon his career with the RedHawks and his time in the NFL with the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings with WCPO's Mike Dyer and Keenan Singleton along with TriStateFootball.com's Greg Shoemaker.

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The Moeller football program was certainly in the spotlight this week.

Doug Rosfeld, the GCL South coach of the year, made significant headlines Monday morning after he decided to leave the Crusaders to become the Cincinnati Bengals’ director of coaching operations.

On Monday morning, the school lauded Rosfeld, a 1997 graduate, while moving forward on a bittersweet day.

Moeller named Todd Naumann as the acting head coach while the school conducts a national search to replace Rosfeld.

Moeller Athletic Director Mike Asbeck said Naumann was a candidate though there was no timeline on naming the new coach.

Naumann joins the WCPO High School Insider Podcast to discuss his duties this week and the message to the team during this transition.

WCPO’s Mike Dyer and Keenan Singleton along with TriStateFootball.com’s Greg Shoemaker also discuss the news that the National Federation of State High School Associations will permit the use of instant replay during state football playoff games this upcoming season.

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As the Sharonville Convention Center hosts the annual Greater Miami Conference football ceremony, we speak with the coaches and players in the 10-team conference.

WCPO’s Mike Dyer and Keenan Singleton speak with each of the GMC coaches for perspective on this 2019 class. They also look ahead to the early storylines for next season regarding the new coaches and some of the state's top recruited players.

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